Festivalikorraldajad

Galleries

It’s not the first nor the only gallery, and not the best yet - certainly not a one-time, even though every exhibition can and must be taken as one of a kind. It is these artists, their work and this precise vibration emerging from them. This exact emotion is right here, right now, and never repeated as such!

LAUD (eng.: table) is a temporary open-air installation at the ground of the former arts academy. The location is in one of the most important pieces of real estate in downtown Tallinn. LAUD activates a cheerless vacant lot used for parking and creates alternatives for organizing art and other events. 50-metre-long concrete board on the ground provides a space for public lectures and exhibitions during the next months. Visitors are welcome to actively use LAUD.

The Gallery of Tartu Art College was opened in 2009. As the largest exposition area in Tartu, it introduces and exhibits the works and activities of the departments, students and faculty of Tartu Art College to citizens and tourists alike. The exhibitions of TAC partner schools and visiting faculty are also displayed there.

During its first year of operations, 14300 people visited the gallery. Exhibitions change at least once a month, and the gallery often hosts diff erent workshops and seminars. Exhibition applications are submitted every spring.

The Estonian Artists’ Association’s Hop Gallery was founded in January 2006. Unique in Estonia, Hop is a not-for-profit gallery devoted to the applied arts and design. The gallery exhibits professional applied art and design both Estonian and foreign, introducing the work of young artists, supporting special commemorative and anniversary exhibitions and promoting contacts between artists and the public.

Hop Gallery is situated in Tallinn’s Old Town on Hobusepea tänav, in a building that was once owned by the jeweller Joseph Kopf, next to several other art galleries and near the Museum of Applied Art and Design.

Haus Gallery supervises two exhibition halls, organises art auctions, offers evaluation and expert services, it is possible to get a continuous overview of the later and newer art of Estonia. The gallery’s activity covers the local art history from the 19. century up to the present day, from Baltic Germans to Merike Estna.In Haus Gallery rooms at Uus street are regularly being set up personal exhibitions which give an overview of the local modern art. Continuous co-operation connects us with the most outstanding artists of Estonia. In addition to exhibitions in the gallery can also be found a choice of both later and newer art history.

The gallery is also the oldest and largest auction house of Estonia, organising on regular basis spring and autumn auctions. Art auctions, which are mostly concentrated on offering of the heritage of painting, have been compiled in co-operation with different local and abroad located collections, art historians and experts.

Kuressaare Raegalerii is an art gallery whose exhibitions are aimed at introducing the art heritage of Estonia as well as professional and amateur art created in Saaremaa. You can learn about the building of the Town Hall and its history if you are interested. The halls can be booked for festive occasions.

As the intermediary link between the artists and the art-loving people, we try to create an adequate and high-level image of both the Estonian modern and classical art. Our art policy is coordinated by the curator Eha Komissarov. The gallery presents art exhibitions, deals with the purchase and sale of art and organizes auctions. Vaal tries to be a filter on the diverse modern art landscape, giving an overview of the most brilliant works of Estonian art bringing to the people the new trends in modern art.